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Los Alamos Lab Furloughs

Los Alamos Lab has already furloughed 275 workers and impacted private contractors who depend on the lab for jobs.

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Updated: 8:58 PM MDT Oct 8, 2013

Los Alamos Lab Furloughs

Los Alamos Lab has already furloughed 275 workers and impacted private contractors who depend on the lab for jobs.

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WEBVTT LATER IT DEVELOPED SPACE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE STILL USED TODAY. THERE IS MORE TONIGHT AT 10:00. AND LANA WILL TELL US ABOUT A SHUTDOWN EXPECTED AT LOS ALAMOS LAB. [ NO AUDIO ] BUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY OUT OF WORK HERE IN LOS ALAMOS. 275 SUBCONTRACTORS HIRED BY THE LABS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP HAVE BEEN TOLD TO STOP WORKING. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE RUN OUT OF MONEY TO CLEAN UP THE TOXINS AND NUCLEAR WASTE LEFT BEHIND FROM SEVERAL WARS. JUST TO THE CLEAR, THESE ARE NOT LAB EMPLOYEES. BUT THE DECISION IS DEVASTATING FOR MANY OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT RELY ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS TO MAKE A LIVING. I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THOSE CONTRACTORS WHO SAYS HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO CONTACT THU LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON, TELL THEM THE IMPACT THIS IS HAVING ON THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ASK THEM TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER. IN RESPONSE, LAB OFFICIALS SAY THE SHUTDOWN IS HAVING A REALLY STRONG IMPACT ON THE LAB'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT AND CARRY SOUT ITS MISSION. THEY SAY NOBODY'S SAFETY IS AT RISK AND NO NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION IS AT RISK. REPORTING LIVE IN LOS ALAMOS TONIGHT, ALANA GRIMSTADT. LOS ALAMOS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1943, CELEBRATING 07 YEARS OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY -- 70 YEARS. IT WAS THE SITE OF THE

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Los Alamos Lab Furloughs

Los Alamos Lab has already furloughed 275 workers and impacted private contractors who depend on the lab for jobs.